LEGO Collectable Minifigures Future Series Rumours

[MAB]

11 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

I'd also really like to see India represented in such a series, given how colorful their traditional attire can be! 

 

There is one already ...

 

14 hours ago, K_Tiger said:

Something less.....red. The S.8 Actor has some pretty fine detail work in the printing, so the hypothetical bodice could be equally detailed, and a new hair piece would be nice. I'm not saying CMF Queen is a bad start, I suppose all it would really take was the addition of the ruff piece.

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There are loads of other dress torsos with old slope combinations with very fine detail printing and not all in red... stick a ruff on any of these and this is probably what any new Baroque / Renaissance / Tudor woman would look like. Maybe they'd use the newish large dress piece again, although I prefer the new version of the slope one. I find the large queen's one too big.

 

[Digger of Bricks]

2 minutes ago, MAB said:

There is one already ...

I was primarily thinking of a female archetype for that culture.

[MAB]

1 hour ago, Digger of Bricks said:

I was primarily thinking of a female archetype for that culture.

They've often paired up male and female before, Bavarians, lifeguards, robots, etc so maybe they will do a female one.

[x105Black]

7 hours ago, koalayummies said:

A series of monochrome figures! And unlike the evil, evil corporate man part of me they could vary the hair and accessories so you could feel out which ones are which.

That would be fun!  Especially if they focus on harder to find colors.

[Digger of Bricks]

As far as historical archetypes go, I'm surprised we haven't any American Pilgrims yet, male or female.

[williejm]

2 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

As far as historical archetypes go, I'm surprised we haven't any American Pilgrims yet, male or female.

also a handy CMF to stick an accessory turkey with ... 

3 hours ago, MAB said:

They've often paired up male and female before, Bavarians, lifeguards, robots, etc so maybe they will do a female one.

'Lady Snakecharmeress' it is ...

[1Panda]

8 minutes ago, williejm said:

also a handy CMF to stick an accessory turkey with ... 

I would prefer an actual live turkey instead.

[Roebuck]

2 hours ago, 1Panda said:

I would prefer an actual live turkey instead.

I assume he meant a new turkey mould (of a "live" one)

[1Panda]

Just now, Roebuck said:

I assume he meant a new turkey mould (of a "live" one)

Yes that’s what I meant.

[MAB]

6 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

As far as historical archetypes go, I'm surprised we haven't any American Pilgrims yet, male or female.

Or Dutch or English ones (!). They'd also make a great starting point for an Oliver Cromwell.

 

[williejm]

41 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

I assume he meant a new turkey mould (of a "live" one)

Of course. We have dead turkeys already 

[x105Black]

9 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

As far as historical archetypes go, I'm surprised we haven't any American Pilgrims yet, male or female.

It would be great to have more villains for American colonization MOCs.

[Digger of Bricks]

4 hours ago, williejm said:

Of course. We have dead turkeys already 

It would be a shame if a Pilgrim CMF only gave us a roast turkey instead. If anything, nearly the whole point of getting a Pilgrim would be to obtain a new live turkey mold.

[1Panda]

4 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

It would be a shame if a Pilgrim CMF only gave us a roast turkey instead. If anything, nearly the whole point of getting a Pilgrim would be to obtain a new live turkey mold.

For me it would be for the whole thing since I have a dozen ancestors that were pilgrims on the mayflower.

[MAB]

I wouldn't mind them repeating something like the thespian or Shakespeare but coming on a dark blue base or better still black (although the existing print might not work so well on black). Even dark orange (like Percy from Blackadder II) would be good. I'd also like a more open ruff-like collar for the women, so a bit like the fur collars of Kraven or the Penguin but done to look like the lace of the ruff.

 

[Anonknee Muss]

On 10 April 2018 at 1:19 PM, Digger of Bricks said:

Consider this too: TLBM and TLNM had seven months between their release dates. On the other hand, where it stands now, TLM2 and TBBR have only three.

That's exactly why I think TBBR will get pushed back.

[Digger of Bricks]

5 hours ago, J4ck said:

That's exactly why I think TBBR will get pushed back.

But hopefully not off the slate entirely. 

[dgherko]

A Greek or Roman god or goddess, a South American version of a Cowboy a Goucho (sic), a goat herder with a lamb and staff an opera singer, a Swiss guard, a zulu warrior

[Blondie-Wan]

6 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

But hopefully not off the slate entirely. 

Agreed.

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I rather like the idea of sticking with a single numbered series per year in the main line until at least 2020, when we can have Series 20 in the line's tenth anniversary year, but after that I'd be fine with either the mainline or the separate themed series getting either two slots or one per year. From the perspective of wanting enough figures of each sort each year to satisfy everyone, having four series a year (two and two) sounds great, but speaking as someone who tries to get all of them but has a hard time keeping up, I'm not sure I want that at all. 

I will just add that for 2020, in addition to the proposed / hoped-for special commemorative anniversary Series 20, I'd dearly love for there to be an Indiana Jones series. I'd be fine with that any year, actually, but 2020 (the scheduled release year for the next movie) seems like the best time to do a series for that particular franchise.

[Anonknee Muss]

On 13 April 2018 at 9:51 PM, Digger of Bricks said:

But hopefully not off the slate entirely. 

I agree or as they say in Hebrew: Amen.

[Mr Bill]

An inside connection I know has told me TBBR has not yet been greenlighted... Pre-production stuff is happening, but whether it goes into production or not will likely depend on how well TLM2 does. TLBM and TLNM did not do as well as expected, but hopes are high for TLM2. Plus the original deal was for a total of four movies, so...  with TLM2 being #4, we shall see. Good box office will lead to more movies whether they (WB) sign off for them one at a time or sign for multiples. Keep your fingers crossed!

--Mr Bill

[Digger of Bricks]

26 minutes ago, Mr Bill said:

An inside connection I know has told me TBBR has not yet been greenlighted... Pre-production stuff is happening, but whether it goes into production or not will likely depend on how well TLM2 does. 

So, if that's the case, then WB has had that original release date of May 2019 scratched off as a possibility for quite some time, presumably since the aftermath of TLNM's box office results perhaps?

By the way, would you perhaps be able to tell us who this source was associated with? Was it WB or TLG?

[Robert8]

2 hours ago, Mr Bill said:

An inside connection I know has told me TBBR has not yet been greenlighted... Pre-production stuff is happening, but whether it goes into production or not will likely depend on how well TLM2 does. TLBM and TLNM did not do as well as expected, but hopes are high for TLM2. Plus the original deal was for a total of four movies, so...  with TLM2 being #4, we shall see. Good box office will lead to more movies whether they (WB) sign off for them one at a time or sign for multiples. Keep your fingers crossed!

--Mr Bill

Are you sure your source is reliable?

Because "original deal was for a total of 4 movies" sounds kind of iffy.

Aa far as we know Batman Movie took The LEGO Movie Sequel original release date. So the Batman movie wasn't planned from the beginning

Edited April 15, 2018 by Robert8

[Digger of Bricks]

2 minutes ago, Robert8 said:

Because "original deal was for a total of 4 movies" sounds kind of iffy.

True, especially considering that TBBR was first announced back in 2015. 

[rob-ot5000]

My understanding was that, after the resounding success of TLM, they announced a plan for four more movies. The original doesn't count in that tally, since the deal was reached after it crushed at the box office. So yes, the four movies would be TLBM, TLNM, TLM2, and then TBBR.

As for Mr. Bill's information and how it relates to "THE PLAN", well...sometimes plans fall through. Things don't always come to fruition. (For examples, visit any thread about LEGO Dimensions.) And with the diminishing returns on each subsequent LEGO movie and its related merchandise, it's reasonable that they might rethink their strategy in any number of ways.